Photo: 53-year-old woman gives birth to her first child after three miscarriages

  A Vietnamese couple's lives are filled with joy and
laughter since they welcomed their first child in
their 50s, five months ago.
Tran Thi Phuc, 53, and her husband, Nguyen Van
Manh, 54, gave birth to their first daughter,
Tuong Vy, in February. The couple starts their
normal days with Manh going to work till late in
the evening while Phuc stays home and looks after
their little baby.
Despite having her hands full all day, joy can
always be seen on Phuc’s face as she is finally
able to know what it is like to be a mother after
many years of hopelessness.
After their wedding in 2004 at the age of 41 and
42,respectively, the couple experienced three
miscarriages, resulting in them seeking for help
at the Hospital of Posts and Telecoms in the
Vietnamese capital in 2006.
"I could not conceive even though doctors stated
that my health was normal. I later decided to
register for in vitro fertilization [IVF] at the
infirmary," Phuc recounted.
Due to the lack of financial capacity, the woman
was only able to undergo the IVF process twice in
10 years, both of which did not succeed.
"I was frustrated, disappointed, and later became
desperate as I was getting older. I was almost
fixated on the thought that we were not blessed
with a child in this life," Phuc stated.
"Thanks to the encouragement of my husband, we
were about to get an adoption before the miracle
finally occurred," she continued.
According to Nguyen Thi Nha, an obstetrician at
the hospital, she never forgets the day Phuc first
came to the facility as she was much older than
the average age of other mothers who sought
help there.
Despite their tough living conditions, Phuc and her
husband were always lively and full of optimism,
Nha stated. God had answered the couple’s
prayers as doctors informed that she had
conceived, the doctor continued.
She added that Phuc was healthy during her
pregnancy and gave birth to Vy, weighing 2.7
kilograms, in early 2016.
Phuc’s story is rather special not only at the
hospital but also across the country, as she is one
of the oldest mothers who have been pregnant
and given birth to their first babies, Nha said.
"The couple was extremely lucky as we had too
little hope for them after encountering countless
setbacks," she said.
The family was invited back to the hospital earlier
this week to share their stories with other
infertile couples as well as being reunited with
the doctors who helped them.
Source: Tuoi Tre News